Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

Species of plume moth

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Pterophoridae

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Sinpunctiptilia

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S. emissalis

Binomial name
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

Walker, 1864

Synonyms

* Platyptilus emissalis Walker 1864
* Platyptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
* Platyptilia omissalis T. B. Fletcher, 1926[a]
* Gillmeria omissalis (T. B. Fletcher, 1926)[b]
* Paraplatyptilia omissalis (T. B. Fletcher, 1926)[c]

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.[1]

Pupa on Derwentia perfoliata

Its wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have brown plumes, with two pale marks near each forewing apex, and several dark marks on each forewing costa.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Derwentia perfoliata.

## References[edit]

1. ^ May be considered either a synonym or a valid, separate species.
2. ^ Considered synonymous to P. omissalis; synonymity to S. emissalis thus depends on taxonomical status of P. omissalis
3. ^ See G. omissalis

1. ^ tasmoths.net (January 1, 2008). "Sinpunctiptilia emissalis". tasmoths.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-16.

## External links[edit]

* Australian Insects

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q3020728
* Wikispecies: Sinpunctiptilia emissalis
* AFD: Sinpunctiptilia_emissalis
* BioLib: 1093879
* BOLD: 721484
* GBIF: 9759340
* iNaturalist: 311353

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